Witness

Label: Msi Music
Category: Music

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Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1
EAN: 3528596005195
ASIN: B00006464Y

Release Date: 2002-03-13

Witness

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Tracks:

Ocean Of Power
Wings On My Heart
As Long As The World Keeps Turning
Dont Ever Stray Away
Things Change
All Sewn Up
Dream Me A Mountain
Sunlight Of My Mind
Pyramides

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Album Description

2001 reissue of the British rock act's 1973 album. Progressive Line.

Customer Reviews:

Classic album - a Dj's dream.......2006-04-01

The second album from the band after reforming minus two original members. Mick Jones replaced Luther Grosvenor who was leading Widowmaker, later to show up as Ariel Bender in Mott the Hoople. Mick Jones would take his experience from Spooky Tooth and form Foreignor. Chris Stewart came in on bass and fills in admirably for Greg Ridley who was thumping for Humble Pie. Gary Wright deserves special credit for this set as he wrote or co-wrote every track. All the songs are bluesy, soulful or progressive rock driven and not even close to the commercial "dream weaver" arrangements he would later pursue. Mike Harrison again belts out his classic vocals. Anyone who heard this guy sings always comments on his impressive style.
Mike Kellie is around again providing the steady drum beats. He is the "overlooked" constant for this band. Why is this a DJ's dream? Well anybody who sits behind the mike in a classic rock format station can pick this album up, play any song and I am sure he will get favorable responses from his listeners. All the songs are that good and classic.
One more thing about Gary Wright; he is either associated with Spooky Tooth or his Dream Weaver phase (love it or hate it) but let's not forget he also was involved with almost every George Harrison solo project. I think that is saying something.

Another forgotten classic.......2004-12-11

Before Gary Wright and Mick Jones went their separate ways they collaborated on two of the best and most under-appreciated rock albums of the early seventies.

This album and "You broke my heart..." are very similar guitar driven albums. Gary Wright's keyboards are supportive and mostly traditional piano and organ, none of that goofy spacey synthesizer sound he took up with his later solo work. The tight rhythm section of Chris Stewart and Bryson Graham drive these mid-tempo tunes home.

This record is not prog rock as some have classified it, this is blues based rock and roll, of familiar seventies sound. "Wings on my Heart" and "Pyramids" are a preview of Gary Wright's solo work, but I like these songs so much better. Jones' guitar plays well off Wright's keyboards. "Don't ever stray away" and "Sunlight of my mind" are very Foreigner sounding even though they were written by Wright, not Jones.

The vocal overload distortion on "Pyramids" was present on my original vinyl and has been preserved on the CD! I thought it was just a poor pressing, but now I'm guessing it is an artifact of the original recording process. Don't get me wrong, it was a great take and I would have kept it too, the distortion doesn't take away from the emotion that Mike Harrison's great lead vocal projects.

This is one of my favorites from the seventies, not a bad tune on the entire record. I've listened to Witness for 30 years and have not grown tired of it.

Fresh Heavy Rock.......2004-05-07

This album is fresher than "The last puff" but keeps the feeling of the group.
Altough some people -because of "Ceremony"- think that Spooky Tooth are a progressive rock band, they are really very good exponents with high quality of "Heavy Rock".
"Ocean of power" and "Dream me a mountain" are samples of the quality of this band.
Hope that you can get yourself a copy and enjoy it.
Maybe the sound quality is not the best, but is very listenable and is more on the good side than in the bad.There are some "shh's", but I can't ubicate their origin.
Remember that all this guys, never mean to make history.

A Great Tooth Album.......2004-03-02

Forget the review-I am Jeff Cromwell-jclovecraft@earthlink.net and I would like to know is why is this and the other one "you broke my heart so I BUSTED YOUR JAW" cost $30? I know they are imports but imports normally sell for $20 your prices are just plain PIGGISH! oink

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